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Philippines At The 1960 Summer Olympics
The History of the Philippines (1946-1965), Philippines competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 36 men and 4 women, took part in 27 events in 7 sports. Athletics Basketball *Preliminary Round (Group D) :* Lost to Poland (68-86) :* Defeated Spain (84-82) :* Lost to Uruguay (76-80) *Classification 9-16 (Group C) :* Defeated Puerto Rico (82-80) :* Defeated Bulgaria (2-0, forfeit) :* Lost to Hungary (70-81) *Classification 9-12 :* Lost to France (75-122) :* Defeated Mexico (65-64) → 11th place *Team Roster **Emilio Achacoso **Kurt Bachmann **Carlos Badion (Captain (sports), c) **Narciso Bernardo **Geronimo Cruz, Geronimo "Gerry" Cruz **Felix Flores (alternate) **Alfonso Marquez (basketball), Alfonso "Boy" Marquez **Ed Ocampo, Edgardo Ocampo **Constancio Ortiz **Eduardo Pacheco (Filipino sportsman), Eduardo Pacheco **Cristobal Ramas **Edgardo Roque **Roberto Yburan **Head Coach - Arturo Rius Boxing Sailing Shooting Seven sport shooters, all male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) was the governing body of sports in the Philippines and the predecessor of the Philippine Olympic Committee. History The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation was organized in a permanent basis in 1911 as a result of the gaining of foothold of athletics in the Philippine Islands which was caused by American influence since 1899. The early proponents of the PAAF meant not only to promote athletics in the whole archipelago but in the whole Far East. The PAAF formed a committee in 1912, composed of Frank L. Crone, Elwood Stanley Brown and William Tutherly, for this purpose. The PAAF was instrumental to the organization of the Far Eastern Athletic Association (FEAA) and launched the inaugural edition of the Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913. Succeeding editions of the Games would be hosted by the Philippines, China and Japan until 1934. The first Filipino Olympian was David Nepomuceno who participated in Athletics in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
